Charity Trustees Warned about Phishing Scams

The Charity Commission for England and Wales has urged charity trustees to watch out for phishing e-mails, phone calls and text messages, which are used by scammers to obtain sensitive information from trustees. This follows an increase in the number of phishing scams reported to the commission by charities. Where a charity has lost sensitive data or funds due to a phishing scam, they must report this to the commission as a ‘serious incident’.